Sumatra Kerinci Gunung Tujuh Natural

Sourcing Details:

With Indonesian coffees, half the battle is overcoming logistical challenges like rugged roads and unpredictable torrents of rain. Working with cooperatives that collaborate with farmers is a critical step to overcome these challenges and ensures that coffee safely makes it to the international market.  This particular lot comes from a longstanding relationship with a cooperative called Kopi Alam Kerinci (ALKO), which now has 625 members who cultivate on small family owned plots of land located around Mount Kerinci, the highest volcano in Indonesia.  The cooperative works closely with producers to decrease forest encroachment.  Their farm management practices create a protective buffer for the Kerinci Seblat national park, which encircles the entire Kerinci valley with unparalleled natural beauty and habitat for the Sumatran Tiger.  The cooperative also has a program that exchanges roasted coffee for trash collected by hikers who visit the Kerinci Seblat national park.

Processing Details:

During the harvest, cherries are delivered to ALKO’s central mill where they are carefully sorted using water to seperate less dense and damaged coffee. Then the cherries are washed and laid out on patios and dried to a moisture percentage acceptable for export.  Coffee is stored in sealed bags until it is time to prepare the coffee for export.